dooryard sowbug vs Masked Tita

Porcellio laevis compared with Callicebus personatus

Key Differences

• dooryard sowbug is Least Concern while Masked Tita is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dooryard sowbug	Masked Tita
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Isopoda (Isopoda)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Porcellionidae	Pitheciidae
Genus	Porcellio	Callicebus
Species	Porcellio laevis	Callicebus personatus

Evolutionary Relationship

dooryard sowbug and Masked Tita share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

dooryard sowbug

LC — Least Concern

Masked Tita

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dooryard sowbug	Masked Tita
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

dooryard sowbug

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Japan), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

Masked Tita

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.